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E! Online reports that Carey's album, "The Emanicipation of Mimi" is up for three awards: favourite female artist in the pop/rock and soul/rhythm & blues categories and for favourite album in the soul/rhythym & blues category.
The Red Hot Chili Peppers also received three nods for favourite band, duo or group and favourite album in the pop/rock category and favourite artisit in the alternative category.
Other Nominations include:
POP/ROCK
Favourite Male Artist: Nick Lachey, Sean Paul, Kanye West
Favourite Female Artist: Mariah Carey, Kelly Clarkson, Nelly Furtado
Favourite Band, Duo or Group: Nickelback, Pussycat Dolls, Red Hot Chili Peppers
Favourite Album: All the Right Reasons, Nickelback; Stadium Arcadium, Red Hot Chili Peppers; High School Musical, various artists
COUNTRY
Favourite Male Artist: Kenny Chesney, Toby Keith, Keith Urban
Favourite Female Artist: Faith Hill, Carrie Underwood, Gretchen Wilson
Favourite Band, Duo or Group: Brooks & Dunn, Montgomery Gentry, Rascal Flatts
Favourite Album: Legend of Johnny Cash, Johnny Cash; Greatest Hits Volume 2, Tim McGraw; Me & My Gang, Rascal Flatts
SOUL/RHYTHM & BLUES
Favourite Male Artist: Chris Brown, Jamie Foxx, Ne-Yo
Favourite Female Artist: Mary J. Blige, Mariah Carey, Keyshia Cole
Favourite Band, Duo or Group: Black Eyed Peas, The Isley Brothers, Jagged Edge
Favourite Album: The Breakthrough, Mary J. Blige; The Emancipation of Mimi, Mariah Carey; Unpredictable, Jamie Foxx
RAP/HIP-HOP
Favourite Male Artist: Eminem, T.I., Kanye West
Favourite Band, Duo or Group: Black Eyed Peas, Dem Franchize Boyz, Three 6 Mafia
Favourite Album: Monkey Business, Black Eyed Peas; Curtain Call, Eminem; King, T.I.
ADULT CONTEMPORARY
Favourite Artist: Michael Bublé, Kelly Clarkson, Rob Thomas
ALTERNATIVE MUSIC
Favourite Artist: Nickelback, Pearl Jam, Red Hot Chili Peppers
BREAKTHROUGH (ALL GENRES):
Favourite Artist: Chamillionaire, Pussycat Dolls, Carrie Underwood
